This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
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Acronym TV [47]: Black Lives Matter Meets The Golden Goose That Came Home To Roost + The Million Student March
Dave Zirin, the sports editor of The Nation, joins Dennis Trainor to discuss racial tension at the University of Missouri.
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The World Cup You Won’t See on TV: Protests, Tear Gas, Displaced Favela Residents
Protests are continuing on the streets of Brazil. Many Brazilians have expressed fury over Brazil spending an estimated $11 billion to host the cup while the country’s hospitals and schools remain woefully underfunded.
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Dispatches From Brazil's World Cup: "No One Lives Here Anymore"
At a favela five minutes from Brazil's most famous stadium, every family has been removed by force.
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‘And Still We Rise’: Palestinian Soccer Stands Tall
“It’s like those words of your poet who just died, Maya Angelou, her words that we see written on the walls that surround us: ‘And still we rise.’”
